Maiduguri, September 15, 2016 — The Northeast of Nigeria is teetering on the brink of famine as 5 million people are in urgent need of food assistance, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said today. All actors, including the international community, the Nigerian government, and the UN should a...

A l’occasion de la commémoration du deuxième anniversaire de la MINUSCA, le bureau régional de la Mission à Bossangoa a organisé, le jeudi 15 septembre 2016, un atelier d’échanges sur le nouveau mandat de la MINUSCA. Les représentants des groupes armés, les chefs de quartiers, les jeunes leaders, le...

LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Nine million people urgently need aid in northeast Nigeria and nearby countries, as political violence and mass migration have caused a humanitarian emergency, a United Nations official said on Friday. Islamist group Boko Haram has waged an insurgency since 2009, displ...

Bangui, le 21 septembre 2016 – Le gouvernement de la République centrafricaine et la Minusca ont mis en garde les auteurs et commanditaires des dernières violences à Ndomété et à Kaga-Bandoro et annoncé l’ouverture d’enquêtes sur ces incidents qui ont coûté la vie à six personnes, les 16 et 17 septe...

Rebels in the Central African Republic (CAR) are regrouping and up to 20 people have been killed in recent attacks. Peace continues to elude the CAR two years after a UN peacekeeping mission there was launched. A cluster of people have gathered around a truck where helpers are distributing food t...

The ongoing conflict with Boko Haram in West Africa has pushed the number of people facing the threat of severe hunger to more than 6 million according to the latest assessments, say 15 humanitarian organizations. The warning comes as governments and donors meet to talk about the humanitarian crisis...

In early 2015, former LRA commander and International Criminal Court (ICC)-indictee Dominic Ongwen surrendered to security forces in the Central African Republic (CAR) and was later transferred to the custody of the ICC to await trial in The Hague, where he remains now that trial proceedings have be...

On 23 September 2016, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General convened, on behalf of the Secretary-General, a Ministerial meeting on the Central African Republic (CAR) with H.E. Professor Faustin Archange Touadéra, President of the Central African Republic, and key stakeholders including France,...

Maiduguri, Nigeria | AFP | Sunday 9/25/2016 - 04:09 GMT by Aminu ABUBAKAR Phil HAZLEWOOD The soldier clutched his book with both hands. He shouted his name, rank and Nigerian Army number to no-one in particular. He stood up straight and ended every reply with a bark of "sah" (sir). But his ...

Depuis 2014 la crise sécuritaire dans la région de l'Extrême Nord du Cameroun a révélé au grand jour les vulnérabilités socioéconomiques et les pesanteurs culturelles qui sapent l’insertion des couches défavorisées, particulièrement les femmes et les jeunes. Ces fragilités sont sources de conflits e...